44 vols. in 1 archive box

This collection holds diaries by William R McLennan, where he kept detailed records of locations, bird sightings and collecting during his field work conducted for Henry L. White and W. D. MacGillvary, between 1906-1923

William Rae McLennan was born at Sandford, Victoria on Aug 20, 1882, and died in Casterton 22 September 1935. He was a naturalist with particular interest in Ornithology. Accompanied W.D.K MacGillivray in many scientific expeditions and was employed to explore and collect new species on Cape York Peninsula and around the Cloncurry area. Results published by MacGillivrary in "Emu". H.L. White later employed McLennan to travel the Gulf country where he secured the large venomous snake later named âœOxyuranus maclennaniâ. McLennan enlisted in 1917 and travelled to Europe as a machine gunner. [Source: Obituary. Emu. Vol XXXV 1936. pp 291- 293]

Archival size: 0.22m

Box 280a & 280b

Sometimes written MacLennan

Box 280a. Diary, Jan 1906-Nov 1907 (QMPP-1-12) -- Diary, 31 Aug 1907-17 August 1908 (QMPP-1-13) -- Diary, 25 Oct 1909-30 Jan 1910 (QMPP-1-14) -- Diary, 23 Dec 1909-Feb 1910 (QMPP-1-15) -- Diary, 16 Mar 1910-15 Jun 1910 (QMPP-1-16) -- Diary, 16 Jun 1910-9 Jul 1910 (QMPP-1-17) -- Diary, 10 Jul 1910-30 Aug 1910 (QMPP-1-18) -- Diary, 18 Dec 1910-19 Jan 1911 (QMPP-1-19) -- Diary, 20 Jan 1911-22 Mar 1911 (QMPP-1-20) -- Diary, 10 Apr 1911-19 Jun 1911 (QMPP-1-21) -- Diary, 19 Jun 1911-10 Nov 1911 (QMPP-1-22) -- Diary, 13 Nov 1911-28 Feb 1912 (QMPP-1-23) -- Diary, 1 Mar 1912-28 Aug 1912 (QMPP-1-24) -- Diary, 1 Feb 1914-5 Apr 1914 (QMPP-1-25) -- Diary, 21 May 1914-21 Jun 1914 (QMPP-1-26) -- Diary, 4 Jun 1914-7 Jul 1914 (QMPP-1-27)

Box 280b. Diary, 15 Sep 1914-13 Jan 1915 (QMPP-1-28) -- Diary, 9 Jul 1914-30 Apr 1915 (QMPP-1-29) -- Diary, 7 Jul 1915-19 Dec 1915 (QMPP-1-30) -- Diary, 13 Aug 1915-8 Apr 1916 (QMPP-1-31) -- Diary, 13 Aug 1915-3 Apr 1916 (QMPP-1-32) -- Diary, 18 Feb 1916-10 Mar 1916 (QMPP-1-33) -- Diary, 1 Mar 1916-6 May 1916 (QMPP-1-34) -- Diary, 12 Mar 1916-29 Mar 1916 (QMPP-1-35) -- Diary, 1917 (QMPP-1-36) -- Diary, 6 Aug 1917-3 Jul 1917 (QMPP-1-37) -- Diary, Nov 1919-Jan 1920 (QMPP-1-38) -- Diary, 28 Jan 1920-9 Apr 1920 (QMPP-1-39) -- Diary, 20 Oct 1920-9 Dec 1920 (QMPP-1-40) -- Diary, 15 Mar 1921-28 Mar 1921 (QMPP-1-41) -- Diary, 20 Apr 1921-8 Jun 1921 (QMPP-1-42) -- Diary, 28 Jul 1921-31 May 1922 (QMPP-1-43) -- Diary, 30 Dec 1921-10 Feb 1922 (QMPP-1-44) -- Diary, 2 Sep 1922-29 Oct 1922 (QMPP-1-45) -- Diary, 30 Oct 1922-30 Nov 1922 (QMPP-1-46) -- Diary, 30 Mar 1915-5 May 1915 (QMPP-1-47) -- Diary, 26 Jun 1913-29 Aug 1913 (QMPP-1-48) -- Diary, 4 Aug 1915-24 Sep 1915 (QMPP-1-49) -- Diary, 30 Aug 1911-24 Sep 1911 (QMPP-1-50) -- Diary, 25 Sep 1913-27 Sep 1913 (QMPP-1-51) -- Memo Book with photograph (QMPP-1-61) -- 'The Cooper' Notebook 1922-1923 (QMPP-1-62)

William R. McLennan

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